A longitudinal study of the moderating effects of romantic relationships on the associations between alcohol use and trauma in college students.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

College students report high levels of alcohol use, which can be exacerbated by interpersonal trauma exposure (IPT). Romantic relationships may represent salient contexts for moderating associations between IPT and alcohol use. We examined whether relationship status, partner alcohol use and relationship satisfaction moderated associations between IPT and alcohol use, and whether these associations varied in a sex-specific manner.

Design

University-wide longitudinal survey of college students.

Setting

Large, urban public university in mid-Atlantic United States.

Participants

We used two subsets of participants (n = 5673 and 3195) from the Spit for Science project, a longitudinal study of college students. Participants completed baseline asse

SUBMITTER: Smith RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8492481 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature